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    DANCING LADY ORCHID

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplantsplay

    Synonyms:

    butterfly orchid; butterfly plant; dancing lady orchid; oncidium

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("dancing lady orchid" is a kind of...):

    orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

    Holonyms ("dancing lady orchid" is a member of...):

    genus Oncidium (large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America)

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